Molony's Latest: K-Rod, Helms, Valverde

The Cubs make absolutely no sense at all.

1. They will probably sign Wood again

2. They have Marmol

3. Their payroll is going to spike as it is, because of backloaded contracts.

4. They have free agents to be that are their first priority: Wood and Dempster

I think St. Louis would love to see a guy like this, but its hard to believe that their new GM could justify that kind of money going to K-Rod. Won't K-Rod and Burnett get roughly the same contract?

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K-rod to the cards makes zero sense. They have cheap young options in Perez and Motte that will be better than K-rod by the end of that deal. And like Mitch said we have ALOT of other needs (SS, LHRP and a SP or two). These rumors need to stop becuase it is crazy. They just got burned on a huge multiyear deal to an aging closer Izzy and that horrible deal is coming off the books so why would they go out and do it again?

K-Rod = Mets

Joel, what the cards need is a Bob Howry type, a set-up man with some closing success and Howry closed for the Chisox a few years back. Though I don't remember him being that great but he wasn't terrible. They would be better served using half of the 40 mil coming off the books and throwing it at Furcal and Hudson for up the middle and 1-2 in the lineup.

Joel, I think spending good money on the bull-pen is a DEFINITE need but with 40 mil coming off the books, how do spend that much on the 'pen. The ownership has said time and again that '09 is when they expected to compete, with what they have done to make money(they sold the urinal from the clubhouse of the old stadium!) if they don't come close to spending all of that on FA this off-season then fans need to stop showing up for games. Hell even TLR says they need to put up money.